The
Senate GOP has sent two versions of the BCRA to the CBO; one with, and one
without, an amendment proposed by Senator Ted Cruz. Cruz's amendment would
allow insurers to provide plans which do not comply with the ACA insurance
regulations, so long as one of their plans does follow the rules set forth
by the ACA http://bit.ly/2upewpm While
this may allow for lowered premiums, the lack of regulations could mean
higher deductibles and copayments, effectively pricing those of us with
pre-existing condition out of insurance coverage http://bit.ly/2u0Fsih Further, the
text of Cruz's amendment has not been made public, leaving constituents
out of the decision-making process. Let's contact our senators and let
them know that we oppose Cruz's amendment, as well as the BCRA in its
entirety.

Walter Shaub, Jr., the
Director of the US Office of Government Ethics, who has stood up to Trump
numerous times on ethics issues, has resigned his position: https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/883007616435269632 Let’s
please thank him for his service. His address is on the letterhead of his
letter to Trump in the above tweet.

The
GOP is considering further cutting funding to the IRS in spite of Trump's
own Treasury Secretary suggesting they need more staff. (http://thehill.com/policy/finance/324236-trump-budget-cuts-irs-funding-despite-mnuchins-call-for-more-staff)
No one loves paying taxes, so it's easy to demonize these hard-working
federal employees. But they play a crucial role in making sure the wealthy
pay their fair share, and with Trump claiming we can't afford to feed
hungry kids and seniors we need to be making sure they have the personnel
they need to make sure everyone pays what they owe. Let's call our members
of Congress and encourage them to push back against proposed IRS cuts.

From RISE Stronger: The Department of the Interior, headed by Secretary Ryan Zinke, is
undertaking a review of 27 national monuments, including the San Gabriel
Mountains in California, Craters of the Moon in Idaho, and Bears Ears in
Utah. More than 11 million acres of national public land are at stake. To
date, more than 1.1 million comments have been submitted. The
comment period regarding these 27 national monuments ends July 10. Comment
today. Tell the
Department of the Interior about your own tie to our public lands - a
story about a visit, why your job is connected, what you love about
national parks, etc. Take the two minutes and submit
something today.

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) is one
of the co-sponsors of The
Housing Our Heroes Act [H.R.2733],
which “would create a pilot program within the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), which would provide federal investments to Veterans
Service Organizations (VSOs) to acquire and update blighted properties to
provide housing for homeless veterans.”
http://hudsonvalleynewsnetwork.com/2017/07/07/turning-zombie-homes-housing-homeless-veterans/ Let’s ask our own reps to become a
sponsor for this win/win piece of legislation.

ALL: "Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State
Democratic Committee are launching a series of voter registration drives
across the state this summer in response to proposed changes to the
nation’s health care laws." http://legislativegazette.com/archives/5948Every state should be
pursuing this action for the 2018 elections so we can flip the house.
Let's get busy with our action groups and run a Voter Registration Drive.
Think about the next march and use it as an opportunity to register those
Voters. The League of Women Voters has a guideline to get started.http://www.lwvnj.org/images/resources/lwv_voter_broch.pdf

The Outdoor Retailer trade
shows decided to leave Salt Lake City because of Utah's political
opposition to public lands, particularly the Bears Ear Monument. Per
the Denver Post "Denver will host the prestigious Outdoor Retailer
gatherings for the next five years, with a trio of shows drawing upwards
of 85,000 people a year, delivering the city a $110 million economic
impact." http://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/06/outdoor-retailer-shows-denver-2018/ We can make
economic impacts as well. Let's check the websites of our favorite brands
of to see how they address environmental or other issues related to their products
before we make our next purchases. For example, on outdoor retailer Black
Diamond's site, we can see that they are actively engaged civically:
https://blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/experience-home?fid=advocacy When we don't find
information on their websites, let's remember to send an email on their
customer service forms or call to ask what their company is doing and when
they will be posting it before we complete our purchase.

Swing Left
will be hosting a National Summer Kickoff Call this Sunday,
July 9th at 8pm EThttp://bit.ly/2uz1Qwo The call will discuss ways we can
get involved in order to prepare for midterm elections, including a focus
on voter turnout. Let's join the call and get a head start on the 2018
elections!

Organizing For
Action and Swing Left have joined together to create an online training
series: Turning Action Into Organizing. The four-part series will help us
better prepare for the August congressional recess. Let's sign up and get
organized https://www.ofa.us/turning-action-into-organizing/

2 comments:

This is a great blog! I followed Bob's link (Politics Now) to your page and am impressed. I must confess, I just discovered Politics Now yesterday. I also write a blog with a somewhat political bent. My name is Julie Becker and I am on Face Book. My blog can be found at AmbidextrousThoughts.com and I have a FB page for the blog, as well. I would be interested in referencing your blog in some of my posts, if you would allow.

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Rogan’s List is a daily, thoroughly vetted action list for people who are unhappy with the current administration and who want to become more politically involved, but do not have time for the research. The compiler, Susan Goodrich Rogan, is a retired librarian who has worked in university, community college, and elementary school libraries. She is the mother of eleven and the grandmother of nine..